About the college

CEHS Visiting Committee

Susan Striar May

Susan Striar May
received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a minor in
Special Education from Queens College, City University of New York. She
holds a Masters of Arts degree from Yeshiva University in New York City in
Special Education. Ms Striar May was a special educator and administrator
with the New York City Board of Education before moving to West Virginia to
become an adjunct faculty member at the West Virginia School of Graduate
Studies in special education and an administrator at a local behavioral health
center in Charleston. Ms Striar May was also the Deputy Court Monitor
for E.H., et. al. (Hartley) vs Khan Matin, a West Virginia statewide
court case in behalf of people who were institutionalized. She was an integral
player in implementing the consent judgement, successfully closing the
state-run facilities for people with developmental disabilities.

For the past 35 years she has worked full and part time for The Council on
Quality & Leadership. She has traveled extensively in the United
States, Ireland & Canada conducting training and accreditation reviews with
organizations that support people with developmental disabilities. Ms
Striar May also was the President of S & S May Special Program Consultants
that included a multi-year contract with the West Virginia Department of Health
& Human Services, Bureau for Medical Services, a contract with the Bureau
of Children & Families, and multiple private, non-profit
organizations.

She is a former vice-president and member of the West Virginia Developmental
Disabilities Council and member of the West Virginia Quality Improvement
Advisory Council.

Susan currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida with her husband Stuart.
During the summer months they spend their time in Elizabeth, West Virginia
where they own a vacation home.